2015 Brisbane International
27°31′30″S 153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E
| 2015 Brisbane International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4–11 January 2015 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Jamie Murray /  John Peers | |
| Women's doubles | |
Martina Hingis /  Sabine Lisicki | |
The 2015 Brisbane International was a tournament of the
hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson
. It was held from 4 to 11 January 2015. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
It was announced on 1 September 2014 that Roger Federer had again committed to the event.[1] Federer and Sharapova won the singles titles.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $82,040 | $43,210 | $23,405 | $13,335 | $7,860 | $4,655 | $750 | $360 | — |
| Men's doubles * | $24,920 | $13,100 | $7,100 | $4,060 | $2,380 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $195,026 | $104,014 | $55,827 | $22,141 | $11,874 | $6,477 | $3,327 | $1,770 | $1,003 |
| Women's doubles * | $45,576 | $23,987 | $13,194 | $6,716 | $3,640 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI
|
Roger Federer | 2 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Kei Nishikori | 5 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 8 | 3 |
 BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 11 | 4 |
 RSA
|
Kevin Anderson | 16 | 5 |
 FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 21 | 6 |
 UKR
|
Alexandr Dolgopolov | 23 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | 25 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 29, 2014.[3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the
qualifying draw
:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Marin Čilić → replaced by 
Andrey Golubev
Donald Young → replaced by 
Marinko Matosevic
Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Sam Groth
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NLD
|
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 32 | 1 |
 IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 34 | 2 |
 SWE
|
Robert Lindstedt |  POL
|
Marcin Matkowski | 40 | 3 |
 USA
|
Eric Butorac | AUS
|
Sam Groth | 51 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 29, 2014.[4]
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Maria Sharapova | 2 | 1 |
 SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 7 | 2 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 3 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 11 | 4 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 13 | 5 |
| SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 16 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 17 | 7 |
| ESP |
- 1 Rankings as of January 5, 2015.[7]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[5]
- Jarmila Gajdošová
- Ajla Tomljanović
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:[5]
- Madison Brengle
- Daria Gavrilova
- Yaroslava Shvedova
Lesia Tsurenko
The following player received entry as lucky loser:[5]
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Camila Giorgi (mouth injury) → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Garbiñe Muguruza (ankle injury) → 
replaced by Alla Kudryavtseva
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | IND
|
Sania Mirza | 11 | 1 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones
|
USA
|
Abigail Spears | 24 | 2 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching |  CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 36 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 36 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 29, 2014.[7]
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:[5]
Ana Ivanovic / 
Angelique Kerber- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni / Lisa Raymond
- Storm Sanders
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
- Ana Ivanovic (abdominal injury)
Champions
Men's singles
Roger Federer def. 
Milos Raonic, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4.[8]
Women's singles
- Maria Sharapova def. Ana Ivanovic, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3.[9]
Men's doubles
Jamie Murray / John Peers def. Alexandr Dolgopolov / 
Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 7–6(7–4).[10]
Women's doubles
- Martina Hingis / Sabine Lisicki def.
Caroline Garcia / 
Katarina Srebotnik, 6–2, 7–5.[11]
References
- ^ Roger Federer makes good on promise to play in Brisbane. The Courier Mail. 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Men's - 2015 Brisbane". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "ATP Singles Rankings 29 December 2014". Association of Tennis Professionals. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "ATP Doubles Rankings 29 December 2014". Association of Tennis Professionals. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Women's - 2015 Brisbane International". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Malone, Paul (5 January 2015). "Brisbane International 2015: Eighth seed Garbine Muguruza withdraws". Fox Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b "WTA rankings Search 5 January 2015". Women's Tennis Association. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Roger Federer in 1,000th career win with Brisbane International title". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Maria Sharapova Beats Ana Ivanovic for Title in Brisbane". The New York Times. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Jamie Murray & John Peers win Brisbane International title". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- Spiegel Online. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.